Sony NEX-5
Mirrorless Camera
 vs Nikon V2
Mirrorless Camera

What’s good about the Sony Alpha NEX-5

Best price $279
  • Smaller body size 16 in³ vs 24 in³
  • Significantly cheaper street price $279 vs $1,260
  • Significantly larger image sensor 365 mm² vs 116 mm²
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 12,800 ISO vs 6,400 ISO
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 7 shots per sec vs 5 shots per sec
  • Viewscreen flips out V2 does not have a flip out viewscreen
  • Has HDR on-board V2 does not have HDR
  • Has panorama image capture V2 does not have panorama
  • Has 3D capture capabilities V2 does not have 3D
Find out more about the Sony Alpha NEX-5

What’s good about the Nikon 1 V2

Best price
$1,260
  • Newer camera October 2012 vs June 2010
  • Has a flash hot shoe connector NEX-5 does not
Find out more about the Nikon 1 V2

What the Sony NEX-5 and Nikon V2 have in common

  • Weigh about the same 10.1 oz vs 9.8 oz
  • Similar sensor resolutions 14.2 MP
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 921k dots
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • Same quality video capture 1080p 30fps
  • interchangeable lenses
  • HDMI port
  • RAW capture

What’s missing from both the Sony NEX-5 and the Nikon V2

  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No Wi-Fi
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